The automated option is designed for new Amahi 7 installations and This guide will provide a step by step transition from the preferred method of install. It does not support previous manual Greyhole installations, meaning all your current Greyhole settings will be overwritteninstallation to using the [https://www.amahi. Recommend you back up or note your settings from ''org/etcapps/greyhole-ui Greyhole UI] plugin for Amahi 7.conf'' Going forward, shares that are Greyhole enabled, and this is the number preferred method of copies for each prior to installing the pluginGreyhole.

== Getting Started ==The Greyhole UI does not support previous manual Greyhole installations, meaning all your current Greyhole settings will be overwritten.== Backup Current Settings ==We need to back up or note our current settings prior to installing the plugin. There are many ways to do this. Lets keep it simple and copy the ''/etc/greyhole.conf file to a share. As [[Open_terminal|root user]]: cp /etc/greyhole.conf /var/hda/files/docs == Install Plugin ==The [https://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-ui Greyhole UI] plugin has a convenience fee, therefore you will need to log in to your Amahi control panel and purchase the app. Once you have done so, it will appear in your ''Available Applications'' list. If it does not, try refreshing the page. Select the plugin and install as you would any Amahi application. == Configure Greyhole ==Now that you have the plugin installed, select the Drive Pooling tab.  * <u>Storage Pool</u>:The first thing you will want to do is select the appropriate drives for the storage pool.:If you are unsure which drives were used, you can open the ''greyhole.conf'' file we saved in our Docs share in any editor and consult your previous configuration. * <u>Shares</u>:Select the share that will use the Storage pool. Don't forget to choose number of file copies. Leave as '''-''' if none are desired.:Consult the ''greyhole.conf'' file if needed to see what shares and number of copies were previously used. * <u>Status</u>:You will see the status of the Greyhole Daemon. :If it says 'idle', select ''Run FSCK'' == Verification ==You can then follow guidance monitor activity as always in the Greyhole log. tail -f /var/log/greyhole Recommend you verify that everything is working properly. If not, refer tothe [[Greyhole_troubleshooting|Greyhole Troubleshooting]] area for assistance. == Additional Settings ==There are limited settings configured using the [https://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-ui Greyhole UI] plugin. If you have additional settings you configured manually in the past, see [[Greyhole#Greyhole_Advanced_Options|Greyhole Advanced Options]] for guidance on adding those to add any settings not included in the automated configurationGreyhole.